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Lisia; Vortigern's Island

Charles Parkinson

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Description:This book tells the extraordinary story of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands in the north-west Europe of Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. The Channel Islands were places of religious significance to the Celtic peoples of pre-Roman Gaul, and they contain literally hundreds of stone monuments and tombs dating back to 4500 BC. But more than that, they were vital links on the trade routes between Britain and the Mediterranean, and they operated important commodities exchanges from the 2nd millennium BC until the Roman era. In both their religious and commercial roles, they were known to the ancient Greeks, and in the Roman Empire, Jersey became a centre for offshore banking.In the Dark Ages, the Islands became staging posts for the British, moving between their homelands in England and Wales, and their 'colonies' in Brittany. These travellers may have included 'King' Arthur, but Guernsey has surprising connections with another king of the era, a story which has been long forgotten. At this time too, the Islands found themselves a short sea-crossing from a possible site of the Grail Castle.Subsequently the Islands were absorbed into the Frankish and then Norman Empires, and it was through the Norman connection that they once again acquired a relationship with the monarchs of England. The Norman Conquest, in which soldiers from the Channel Islands may have played a part, on Duke William's side, freed the British from the Anglo-Saxon/Viking regimes which had ruled Britain for 500 years, and brought about a revival of the Arthurian traditions in England.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lisia; Vortigern's Island. To get started finding Lisia; Vortigern's Island, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Armoricana Books

Release: 2012

ISBN: 0957473206

Description: This book tells the extraordinary story of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands in the north-west Europe of Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. The Channel Islands were places of religious significance to the Celtic peoples of pre-Roman Gaul, and they contain literally hundreds of stone monuments and tombs dating back to 4500 BC. But more than that, they were vital links on the trade routes between Britain and the Mediterranean, and they operated important commodities exchanges from the 2nd millennium BC until the Roman era. In both their religious and commercial roles, they were known to the ancient Greeks, and in the Roman Empire, Jersey became a centre for offshore banking.In the Dark Ages, the Islands became staging posts for the British, moving between their homelands in England and Wales, and their 'colonies' in Brittany. These travellers may have included 'King' Arthur, but Guernsey has surprising connections with another king of the era, a story which has been long forgotten. At this time too, the Islands found themselves a short sea-crossing from a possible site of the Grail Castle.Subsequently the Islands were absorbed into the Frankish and then Norman Empires, and it was through the Norman connection that they once again acquired a relationship with the monarchs of England. The Norman Conquest, in which soldiers from the Channel Islands may have played a part, on Duke William's side, freed the British from the Anglo-Saxon/Viking regimes which had ruled Britain for 500 years, and brought about a revival of the Arthurian traditions in England.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lisia; Vortigern's Island. To get started finding Lisia; Vortigern's Island, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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